Climate change and urban health in Latin America

The overall goal of SALURBAL-Climate (Climate Change and Urban Health in Latin America) is to catalyze the creation of a climate change and health research, policy and practice community across the Latin American region that generates, requests, and uses evidence to drive urgent policy and community actions. Our project will deliver a significant shift in the way in which health effects of climate change are understood and acted on across Latin American cities. Project aims are: (1) In partnership with stakeholders, leverage and expand the exceptional SALURBAL data resource encompassing nearly 400 cities across 11 countries to identify impacts of climate change on health and equity; (2) Inform policy action through assessment and communication of the expected health and health equity impacts of promising climate mitigation/adaptation strategies in cities in Latin America; (3) Support field-building and capacity strengthening in climate and health research with an emphasis on generating impactful research that is timely and actionable, engaging diverse institutions and individuals; and (4) Support policy action and advocacy and build capacity across a diverse and inclusive network for understanding and responding to the impacts of climate change on health and health equity in Latin American cities.